TEA Conducts Special-Ed Related Survey
The TEA is requesting responses from educators and others to a survey about a statewide individualized education program (IEP) digital platform that the TEA is considering implementing.
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New Analysis: 78% of Tested Texas Schools, Daycares Found Lead in Drinking Water
An analysis released today (press release) of Environment Texas Research and Policy Center water testing data voluntarily submitted by Texas schools to the state found…
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TEA Releases Updated Open Source “Bluebonnet Learning” Instructional Materials
The TEA on Wednesday announced updates and a new brand for Texas’ state-owned textbooks, now known as Bluebonnet Learning. According to the announcement, Bluebonnet Learning:…
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Fifth Circuit Dismisses Fired Grapeland ISD Administrator’s “Shotgun” Federal Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
Ruling: An ISD employee who was fired after contesting his “surprise” demotion from dean of students to truant officer failed to show that his firing resulted from employment discrimination.
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Oct. 13-14 UIL Legislative Council Meeting Results
UT Austin could name a successor to retiring UIL Executive Director Charles Breithaupt by March 1, 2025, with the input of superintendents serving on an…
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New Tool Launched to Streamline Texas Public University Application Process
Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) today launched (press release) a new Direct Admissions initiative to provide Texas students with…
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Proposed SBOE/TEA Rules Include Major School Board Trainer Revisions
These State Board of Education (SBOE) and TEA rules were posted for public comment in today’s Texas Register.
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Commissioner Turns to Dictionary in Upholding Firing of Galveston ISD Probationary Teacher
Ruling: An ISD timely informed a teacher that her school board had voted to terminate her probationary contract.
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Commissioner Affirms Decisions by Lewisville and Frisco ISD Boards to Reject Annexation/Detachment Petitions
An appeal to the education commissioner by several families seeking to overturn the decisions by two school boards to reject their annexation/detachment petitions is dismissed.
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TDA Launches 2024’s “Texas Farm Fresh Challenge” for Schools
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller this week kicked off the Texas Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) 2024 Texas Farm Fresh Challenge (press release). This annual event…
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